Michael Flynn and Rick Gates Subpoenaed to Testify by House Committee

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led House Intelligence Committee said on Thursday that it had issued two new subpoenas demanding that Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, and Rick Gates, a former top Trump campaign aide, provide testimony and documents related to their interactions with Russians.

The subpoenas, dated Wednesday, are tied to the Intelligence Committee’s investigation of Russia’s attempts to influence the American political system and whether Russia or other foreign interests could have influence over Mr. Trump, his family or associates.

Representative Adam B. Schiff of California, the Intelligence Committee’s chairman, said Thursday that Mr. Flynn and Mr. Gates had refused to fully cooperate with the committee voluntarily.

“That’s simply unacceptable,” he said in a statement. “The American people, and the Congress, deserve to hear directly from these two critical witnesses. We hope these witnesses come to recognize their cooperation as being with the United States, not merely the Department of Justice.”

Mr. Flynn, who served only briefly as national security adviser in the White House, pleaded guilty in late 2017 to lying to the F.B.I. about conversations during the presidential transition with the Russian ambassador.

The letters accompanying the subpoenas ask Mr. Flynn and Mr. Gates to hand over documents by June 26 and to testify on July 11. Other details were less clear. The committee did not release a list of documents it had requested from the two men, or specify whether their testimony would be given in public or private.

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